If the new concourse at Quincy City Hall will have sidewalks, the memorial bricks should be used for them. Storing them in the back of a warehouse would be a misuse of a potential source of pleasure and speculation for those who will visit that new area in Quincy Center.

The bricks are one of the most interesting parts of that area. Families, individuals and companies are represented by those bricks which create opportunities to speculate about the various names and their links to Quincy. The brick engraved with the name “Al Capone" always gave me food for thought.

If the new concourse will have sidewalks, the memorial bricks should be used for them. Storing them in the back of a warehouse would be a misuse of a potential source of pleasure and speculation for those who will visit that new area in Quincy Center.